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ALAMEDA, Calif. The Raiders are officially in the market for a middle linebacker with the news Friday that Nick Roach was released with a failed physical designation after missing the entire 2014 season with concussion symptoms. Roach was injured in the third preseason game in 2014 and experienced symptoms all season. General manager Reggie McKenzie expressed concern for Roach at the NFL scouting combine and sounded reluctant to bring him back in 2015. "As much as we'd love to have him be our signal caller on defense, I don't want to risk life-long injury if he goes out there," McKenzie said. Roach signed a four-year contract with $5 million guaranteed in 2013 with a...

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ALAMEDA, Calif. The Raiders are officially in the market for a middle linebacker with the news Friday that Nick Roach was released with a failed physical designation after missing the entire 2014 season with concussion symptoms. Roach was injured in...

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